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Greatest AfricansAfricaEducationJoburgSouth AfricaGreatest AfricansDear Fellow South African, Our experience with the democratic transition is a lesson about the power of empathy, negotiation and compromise. The escalating situation in Israel and Palestine affirms once more what we South Africa...
·almost 3 years ago
Later this week, I will be travelling to the United Kingdom to attend the G7 Leaders Summit. We have been invited as a guest country together with South Korea, Australia and India. The summit will discuss how to promote future prosp...
·almost 3 years ago
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” These famous words were said by one of the 20th century’s greatest political leaders, Sir Winston Churchill on 10 May 1940 before his newly formed cabinet and in the House of Co...
·over 3 years ago
Last week the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DLRD) announced that members of the public will be able to apply to lease 700 000 hectares of underutilized or vacant state land in seven of the provinces. ...
·over 3 years ago
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced that they have launched an Economic Structural Reform Tracker aimed at assessing President Cyril Ramaphosa's performance since his inauguration. The tracker’s primary purpose will be to act as...
·over 3 years ago
The launch of the Presidential Employment Stimulus last week marks a fundamental shift in our approach to tackling unemployment. We are undertaking a far-reaching and ambitious public investment in human capital, with the state as bo...
·over 3 years ago
Every day, in every part of the country, millions of our citizens use taxis, buses or trains to get to work, go to school, transport goods or go to centres where they can shop, visit clinics or get social support. According to 2015 figu...
·over 3 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has received with sadness the disturbing news of the death of His Excellency Marshal Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad. The Chadian President passed away on Tuesday, 20 April 2021, following i...
·almost 3 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the 2021 National Freedom Day celebrations in Botshabelo, Free State. This year this significant holiday will be observed under the theme “The year of Charlotte Maxeke: The meaning of freedom under C...
·almost 3 years ago
Last week I joined more than 40 world leaders at a climate summit convened by US President Joe Biden to discuss the global climate change effort in the run-up to the next international climate conference, taking place in Glasgow, Scotla...
·almost 3 years ago
following news that an ANC MP is allegedly spying for China, and this report allegedly comes via a leak from the sieve-like State Security Agency (SSA). The DA has raised their concerns regarding the matter and said they will write Presi...
·over 2 years ago
Former president Jacob Zuma will not serve any prison time, even though Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale decided that Zuma should return to the Estcourt Correctional Facility.
·8 months ago
Dear Fellow South African, When I was elected to the position of President of South Africa, I said that building an efficient, capable and ethical state free from corruption was among my foremost priorities. Only a capable, efficie...
·about 3 years ago
Today is International Women’s Day. For more than a century, this day has been celebrated across the world as part of the struggle to realise women’s rights in the social, political, legal, reproductive, health and other spheres. Th...
·about 3 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, in his capacity as Chairperson of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), chair the 30th African Peer Review (APR) Forum of Heads of State and Government meeting tomorrow, Thursday, 25 March 2021. Pr...
·about 3 years ago
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo announced on Wednesday that President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to appear at the state capture commission for four days this coming April.
·about 3 years ago
This is a call for all South Africans to be part of the solution; to contribute in whatever way they can to ending energy scarcity in South Africa
·over 1 year ago
In the much anticipated family meeting on Tuesday night. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country will remain under lockdown level 1 during the Easter period. Restrictions had been eased for a month. Since then, the count...
·about 3 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on special leave. Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane will serve as acting Health Minister.
·almost 3 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8pm on Tuesday. The President’s address follows a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council, the President’s Coordinating Council and Cabinet.
·almost 3 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa is inviting public nominations for the position of the next Chief Justice of South Africa. To promote transparency and encourage public participation, President Ramaphosa has decided that South Africans should t...
·over 2 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa briefed the country on Sunday evening regarding the latest developments of the country's response to combating Covid 19. In his announcement, he said based on the recommendations of the Ministerial Advisory Comm...
·over 2 years ago
While the violence and destruction that engulfed parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng two weeks ago caused much damage to property and livelihoods, it also had a huge impact on the cohesion of our communities. This was most evident in ...
·over 2 years ago
Last week, I had a chance to meet some of the heroes on the frontline of our fight against COVID-19 when I visited two vaccination sites in Tembisa and Midrand. These heroes include the health workers administering the vaccines and the m...
·over 2 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday, 05 September 2021 at 10h00, join families of slain police officers at the annual South African Police Service Commemoration Day.
·over 2 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered condolences to the Senegalese government and people, following the tragic bus accident that took place in the early hours of 8 January 2023. The accident, which took place in Senegal’s central Kaffr...
·over 1 year ago
President Delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening. His speech was centered around three points in which he labeled as great priorities for 2021. Ramaphosa said before anything the country must first defeat th...
·about 3 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will to today, Thursday, 18 March 2021, deliver the eulogy at the Special Official Funeral of the late, His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini KaBhekuzulu.
·about 3 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 19h30 today, Tuesday 30 March 2021, on developments in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The time for the address has moved from 19h00 to 19h30 to allow SABC viewers to...
·about 3 years ago
"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat!” These words were spoken in 1940 by the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during his first address to the House of Commons. During this time, the British ...
·over 2 years ago
Dear Fellow South African, Over the course of the three years since the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture started its work, we have heard of the lengths to which the perpetrators of corrupt acts have gone to conceal their misd...
·over 2 years ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded a Working Visit to the Federal Republic of Germany where he advanced South Africa’s and Africa’s continued attractiveness as an investment destination and championed the continent’s call for the p...
·over 2 years ago
Justice Maya brings more than two decades of a distinguished career as a judicial officer. She is the first woman to hold the positions of Deputy President and President of the Supreme Court of Appeal
·over 1 year ago
During his visit to Hammanskraal amid the cholera outbreak, President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that government has failed in its constitutional obligation to provide clean water to households.
·11 months ago
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to Hammanskraal on Thursday, the residents of the area are expected to take legal action against the government for the deaths of their loved ones.
·10 months ago
Following the family of Dr. Essop Pahad confirming his death on Thursday morning, President Cyril Ramaphosa said he was deeply saddened by the death of the struggle stalwart and expressed his condolences to his friends and family.
·10 months ago
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to approve the 3% salary increase for all public office bearers, Trade unions have described the approval as embarrassing and ridiculous.
·10 months ago
Leaders of the main Brics bloc of countries have committed to strengthen the ties of the emerging global economies.
·8 months ago
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is asking government to consider recalling South Africa's ambassador to Poland and to downgrade the Poland embassy in the country.
·10 months ago
The Constitutional Court has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to suspend public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane was rational and not retaliation for her office’s Phala Phala investigation.
·9 months ago
19-year-old Bongumusa Manana who is a deaf student that studies in Johannesburg has expressed his excitement at the government's move to recognise sign language as an official language describing the decision as a huge breakthrough that ...
·9 months ago
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has found that President Cyril Ramaphosa's Ntaba Nyoni Estate, that owns the Phala Phala game farm, was not legally entitled to the $580 000 it received from Sudanese businessman Hazim Mustafa for 20...
·8 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that the illegal occupation of the dilapidated building at the centre of the Joburg CBD tragedy was a disaster in waiting.
·8 months ago
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has revealed the national government is ready to assist the City of Johannesburg after a deadly fire that claimed the lives of 73 people on Thursday morning.
·8 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa offers his warm and proud congratulations – and those of the nation – to the Springboks on their 29-28 Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-final victory over France on Sunday, 15 October.
·6 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has applied for leave to appeal the High Court in Pretoria's judgment, setting aside the recognition of AmaZulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini.
·4 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated South African comedian Trevor Noah for his win at the Emmy Awards for the talk show, the Daily Show.
·3 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 18 January 2024, launch a housing project in Kimberley, Northern Cape, that will deliver more than 4 000 housing units during the life of the venture.
·3 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has heaped praises on the matric class of 2023 for producing a stellar achievement and setting a new record in the history of the matric results.
·3 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, 31 January 2024 , officiate the launch of South Africa's first shipment and preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
·3 months ago
As condolences have been pouring in following the death of Namibian President Hage Geingob, who died early on Sunday in a Windhoek hospital, South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa has described Geingbob as a towering veteran of Namibia...
·2 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday, 6 February 2024 join the National Youth Development Agency in the Western Cape Province, to reflect on the impactful three years since the initiation of the Presidential Employment Stimulus and ...
·2 months ago
Last week, I launched the first export shipment of goods produced by South African companies destined for other African countries under the preferential trade provisions of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from the Durban...
·2 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce this year’s election date within 15 days from Thursday the 8th of February 2024.
·2 months ago
In fulfilling South Africa’s international obligation towards the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the employment of 2900 members o...
·2 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the draft amendments to the visa process, saying it will boost the government's efforts to attract workers with critical skills to the country.
·2 months ago
As we mark the 30th anniversary of our democracy, we need to reflect as a country on the journey we have travelled, the progress we have made and the challenges we have confronted.
·2 months ago
In the State of the Nation Address, I said that as South Africans we have, over the last three decades, been on a journey together to achieve a new society.
·2 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has in accordance with section 49(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, read with section 17 of the Electoral act of 1998, determined 29 May 2024, as the date for the 2024 General National and ...
·about 2 months ago
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has revealed he will lodge contempt charges against the African National Congress (ANC) for not submitting records of the cadre deployment committee when President Cyril Ramaphosa was chai...
·about 2 months ago
The Divorce Amendment Bill has cleared a significant hurdle on its journey to becoming law in South Africa.
·about 2 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, on Saturday, 16 March 2024, officiate at the 110th commemoration of King Dinuzulu ka Cetshwayo in KwaZulu Natal province.
·about 1 month ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has on behalf of the government and people of South Africa congratulated President-elect Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal.
·22 days ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to appear before the National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday the 19th of March 2024 at 14:00 for an oral question-and-answer session with Members of the House.
·about 1 month ago
As the nation observed Human Rights Day on Thursday the 21st of March 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a poignant message highlighting both the progress made since 1994 and the ongoing challenges faced in the journey towards a f...
·28 days ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday, 26 March 2024 deliver a keynote address at the Localisation Dinner at the conclusion of the 12th Annual Buy Local Summit in Sandton Convention Centre, Gauteng.
·25 days ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Wednesday, 27 March 2024, lead Cabinet’s signing of a pledge against gender-based violence which the President initiated in the 2024 State of the Nation Address.
·24 days ago
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and People with Disabilities of South Africa, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has made a passionate plea for the nation to unite in the fight against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF).
·23 days ago
This inaugural conference will facilitate dialogue among trustees, CEOs, labor and business representatives, and company chairs. It aims to foster collaboration and integrate ESOPs into South Africa's economic landscape.
·about 21 hours ago